International Churches of Christ/ICOC/ICC in the News
The International Churches of Christ was founded by Kip McKean according to Kip McKean. The International Churches of Christ is also known as the Boston Church of Christ/Boston Movement and Crossroads Church of Christ/Crossroads Movement. The International Churches of Christ Web site is located at www.icoc.org. (The International Churches of Christ is not to be confused with the mainstream Church of Christ.)
All of the news on this page is on the International Churches of Christ unless noted otherwise. You will find news on the International Churches of Christ here that is not located on the home page.
2002
April 05, 2002What in the Lord's Name is Going On?, The Harvard Crimson (... the Boston Church of Christ, one of the most controversial religious organizations of the last 20 years...According to U.S. News & World Report, the Boston Church of Christ is explicitly banned from at least 39 college campuses, including Northeastern, Holy Cross and Boston University. The church is charged with aggressive proselytizing—recruiting new members in off-limits areas such as dining halls and dormitories, sending church members to pose as students and pursuing potential members to the point of harassment.
Within the last decade, instances of BCC recruiting on Harvard’s campus have prompted warnings by proctors to first-years as well as the church’s exclusion from the United Ministry, the University’s interfaith association. Add to this accusations of psychological manipulation, abuse
of member finances, overwhelming time commitments and the restriction of personal relationships, and suddenly spreading the Good Word becomes a very complicated deed indeed. "It’s the most destructive religious group I’ve ever seen," the Rev. Robert Watts Thornburg, dean of BU’s Marsh Chapel, has said...
...the International Churches of Christ...HOPE Worldwide...)
February 20, 2002Students easy targets for cult groups, by Jake Stanley, The Guardian, Wright State University (...colleges and universities nationwide have instituted offices and programs to deal with cults, or high-pressure groups on campuses....
...International Church of Christ...Some of their destructive tactics included making students drop out, working for no pay and lying to their members about finances...)
2001
October 4, 2001Excerpts from a Letter to the editor written by J.D. Lombardi, ASI academic senator, University Times, California State University, Los Angeles (After almost two quarters of being an academic senator, I plan on working on a project that concerns the officially recognized organization known as the Los Angeles Church of Christ. They are a branch of the International Church of Christ, an alleged cult...)
September 20, 2001 Cults on campus, BY FLEUR BRENNAN, The Times (...the University of Birmingham’s Guild of Students has banned the International Church of Christ, the Church of Scientology, and a...)
April 27, 2001"Church or Cult?" WSB-TV Channel 2 (News on the International Church of Christ.)
February 23, 2001 College Bans Church For Alleged Cult Tactics, The Associated Press via WCVB TheBostonChannel.com (News on the International Churches of Christ, the Boston Church of Christ and the College of the Holy Cross.)
February 23, 2001 College Bans Church For Alleged Cult Tactics, WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News (News on the International Churches of Christ, the Boston Church of Christ and College of the Holy Cross.)
February 23, 2001 Campuses ban alleged church cult, Boston Globe (News on Boston Church of Christ, International Churches of Christ, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Clark University, Worcester State College, and Quinsigamond Community College, and College of the Holy Cross.)
February 23, 2001Campuses ban alleged church cult, Boston Globe via Yahoo! News (News on the Boston Church of Christ, Central Massachusetts, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Clark University, Worcester State College, Quinsigamond Community College and the College of the Holy Cross.)
February 23, 2001 Holy Cross says international church uses cult-like methods, Associated Press via Boston.com (News on the International Churches of Christ, the Boston Church of Christ and College of the Holy Cross.)
February 18, 2001 OTHER OPINION: Cults' grip often invisible, but breaking it is possible The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
2000
October 28, 2000Strings Attached, Creative Loafing Charlotte (Former Members Say The Charlotte Church Is A Cult That Preys On The Young and Lonely.)
The ICC has been successfully recruiting new members for years, reaching tens of thousands of high school and college students who've been attracted to "The Church" with friendly smiles and promises of friendship, all under the auspices of God and the "truth."
September 11, 2000 Sufiah and the love bomb cult, by father Daily Mail via IndustryWatch
September 12, 2000 Farooq denies report, New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Available on LEXIS-NEXIS)
August 24, 2000 Cults on Campus, chickclick (Includes information on the International Churches of Christ.)
August 22, 2000Cults on Campus Continued chickclick (Includes information on the International Churches of Christ.)
2000Cults: Getting Out, drDrew.com (Includes news on the International Churches of Christ.)
August 23, 2000 Some background on the Boston Church of Christ, Canton Town Online (News on the Boston Church of Christ/International Church of Christ and Canton High School.)
April 30, 2000 Danielle Loves of Rancho Cucamonga, California explains her experience with the International Church of Christ in the New Guestbook of CultsOnCampus.com (Record #3)
April 15, 2000 WARNING!
A link to an International Churches of Christ affilated Web site.
HOPE for Kids/HOPE worldwide Global Outreach (Webmaster note. I can not think of a single time when the media has covered a HOPE for Kids Day event, same day of or day after and has made the connection between the International Church of Christ, HOPE for Kids Day, and the controversy about whether or not the International Church of Christ is a cult.)
April 13, 2000 April Perez of Wichita, Kansas explains her experience with the International Churches of Christ in the Original Guestbook of CultsOnCampus.com
Event, April 4, 2000Cults On Campus at the University of Southern California
April 2000Cults Beware, The Continuing Education Students' Association of Ryerson, Ryerson Polytechnic University (Includes news on the Toronto Church of Christ.)
March 22, 2000 'Trust in God and everything will be alright' The Irish Times (News on the Dublin International Church of Christ)
February 28, 2000 Disciples at forum deny accusations of being cult-like, Philadelphia Inquirer
February 26, 2000 Controversial group to hold a conference, Philadelphia Inquirer
January 2000 KAPLAN/Newsweek How to Get Into College Guide Reports Stories Including Growth of Cults on Campus... (Includes information on the International Church of Christ and the Jim Roberts Group/Brethren/Garbage Eaters.) (The article Growth of Cults on Campus originally appeared in the 2000 edition of KAPLAN/Newsweek How to Get Into College that was on newsstands in 1999.)
November 16, 1999Cults On Campus, PowerStudents.com (Includes News On the International Church of Christ.)
November 12, 1999
KABC-TV Channel 7 Los Angeles Eyewitness News will show how you can tell the
difference between a nurturing religion and a high
pressure group. Eyewitness News said
they will give guide lines today during the 5pm
newscast. (Included information on the International Churches of Christ/Los Angeles Church of Christ.)
November 11, 1999 KABC-TV Channel 7 Los Angeles Tonight at 11 some say it leaves
them alienated from family and friends and they say it
is all done in the name of God. Is this controversial
group helping students adjust to college life or
hurting them. Anchor Laura Diaz hit southland schools
searching for answers. It is an Eyewitness extra
tonight on ABC 7 Eyewitness news at 11. (Most of the program was on the International Churches of Christ/Los Angeles Church of Christ)
(Posted October 14, 1999 to the CultsOnCampus.com web site.) Visit sites relating to the "Triangle Church and the International Churches of Christ" investigation. (FOX8 WGHP-Television) (No longer available online)
October 9, 1999Supporters, critics speak out on campus ICOC Amarillo Globe News (The controversy surrounding the International Church of Christ continues with West Texas A&M University.)
September 16, 1999 Rights of Campus Groups Clash With Fear of Cults, Washington Post (Includes information on the International Churches of Christ.)
September 8, 1999 Task Force Considers Recruiting On Campus, Washington Post (Includes information on the International Churches of Christ.)
September 8, 1999Cult task force preparing to write recommendation, Diamondback, University of Maryland (...The task force, created by a Maryland House of Delegates joint resolution and signed by Glendening, was spurred by several complaints made by families of campus students who had become involved with the International Church of Christ...)
September 1, 1999Cults on campus, Jewish World Review (Includes information on the International Churches of Christ/Upside Down Club.)
August 3, 1999On campus, join
carefully, Christian Science Monitor (Includes information on the International Churches of Christ.)
July 25,1999 International Church of Christ: Heaven or hell for members?, Associated Press (Available on LEXIS-NEXIS)
July 12 - July 23, 1999
The London International Church of Christ: A harmless new
alternative form of Christianity, or a dangerous perversion of religion?, BBC
Rick is a former Evangelist and teacher for the International Churches of Christ/Boston Church of Christ and a fifteen-year member of the Discipling Movement. In this, he gives his reasons for leaving the ICOC, and tells why he came to oppose the group he spent so many years helping build.
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